Physical Oceanography
Synergy II Project – Marine Heatwaves
PO scientists Svenja Ryan (left) and Caroline Ummenhofer (right) pose with artist Deb Ehrens (middle) in front of kinetic 3D sculptures representing marine heatwaves…
Read MorePostdoctoral Investigator Ben Barr
Ben Barr, Postdoctoral Investigator, joins WHOI’s PO Department.
Read MoreSphere implosion
A crushed subsurface flotation sphere is pulled from the Southern Atlantic Ocean in 2018. As part of the Ocean Observatories Initiative Global Argentine Basin Array, the sphere was part of…
Read MorePostdoctoral Investigator Giovanni Dematteis
Giovanni Dematteis, Postdoctoral Investigator, joins WHOI’s PO Department.
Read MorePostdoctoral Investigator Onur Karakus
Onur Karakus, Postdoctoral Investigator, joins WHOI’s PO Department.
Read MoreWhat’s happening with AMOC?
Scientists discuss the state of the Atlantic Ocean’s ‘conveyor belt’
Read MorePO’s 2023 Summer Student Fellows and Guest Students
Formation and circulation of newly ventilated winter water in the western Beaufort Sea
Lin, P., Pickart, R. S., Weingartner, T. J., Simmons, H. L., Itoh, M., & Kikuchi, T., 2023. Formation and circulation of newly ventilated winter water in the western Beaufort Sea. Progress in…
Read MorePostdoctoral Investigator Shikhar Rai
Shikhar Rai, Postdoctoral Investigator, joins WHOI’s PO Department.
Read MorePostdoctoral Investigator Carolina Camargo
Carolina Camargo, Postdoctoral Investigator, joins WHOI’s PO Department.
Read MoreRecord-level heat is predicted for the months, and years, ahead. Why is this happening?
Ongoing climate change and a naturally-occurring El Niño event overlap to bring the heat
Read MoreFreshwater contributions to decadal variability of the Indonesian Throughflow
Wang S, Ummenhofer CC, Oppo D, Murty SA, Wagner P, Böning CW, and Biastoch A., 2023. Freshwater contributions to decadal variability of the Indonesian Throughflow. Geophysical Research Letters, doi:10.1029/2023GL103906. Average SSS in…
Read MoreResearch Associate Austin Liou
Austin Liou, Research Associate I, joins WHOI’s PO Department.
Read MoreA sensor to monitor acid in the ocean
Excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is making the ocean more acidic and less hospitable to shelled marine life. At WHOI, scientists Jennie Rheuban, Aleck Wang, MIT-WHOI joint program student…
Read MorePostdoctoral Investigator Dong Wan (Lewis) Kim
Dong Wan (Lewis) Kim, Postdoctoral Investigator, joins WHOI’s PO Department.
Read MoreStructure and variability of the Barrow Canyon outflow from two high‐resolution shipboard surveys in 2018
Huang, J., Pickart, R., Foukal, N., Spall, M., & Lin, P., 2023. Structure and variability of the Barrow Canyon outflow from two high‐resolution shipboard surveys in 2018. Journal of Geophysical…
Read MoreCategorization of high‐wind events and their contribution to the seasonal breakdown of stratification on the Southern New England shelf
Lobert, L., Gawarkiewicz, G., & Plueddemann, A., 2023. Categorization of high‐wind events and their contribution to the seasonal breakdown of stratification on the Southern New England shelf. Journal of Geophysical…
Read MoreOcean, Clouds, and Rainfall in the South Asian Summer Monsoon
by Alex Kinsella Every year around the beginning of June, a huge shift occurs in the ocean and atmosphere as the northern hemisphere’s monsoons roar back to life. The South…
Read MoreOcean temperature observations in Hurricane Dorian (2019)
Densmore, C. R., Sanabia, E. R., & Jayne, S. R., 2023. Ocean Temperature Observations in Hurricane Dorian (2019). Monthly Weather Review. https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-22-0271.1 This study examined in situ and satellite ocean…
Read MoreAdministrative Associate I Grettel Valverde
Grettel Valverde, Administrative Associate I, joins WHOI’s PO Department.
Read MoreEngineer I Ersen’S Joseph
Ersen’S Joseph, Engineer I, joins WHOI’s PO Department.
Read MoreMapping the potential path of nuclear wastewater
WHOI Sea Grant will study spreading pathways from Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station
Read MoreOleander Project Transfers to WHOI Management
30-year effort to monitor the Gulf Stream and Northwest Atlantic circulation will continue providing crucial data and insights
Read MoreThe Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation at 35°N from deep moorings, floats, and satellite altimeter
Le Bras, I. A.-A., Willis, J., & Fenty, I., 2023. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation at 35°N from deep moorings, floats, and satellite altimeter. Geophysical Research Letters, 50(10), e2022GL101931. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL101931 From 2004…
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